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| ISLAND HAPPENINGS |
Pumpkin Pond Farm
Living Island Christmas Trees are now being sold at McGowan’s organic farm called Pumpkin Pond Farm. Sconset Gardener Owner, Marty McGowan and his sister Mary opened Pumpkin Pond Farm, a 1.2-acre organic farm and plant nursery over Daffodil weekend 2009. This local farm is loved by raw foodies and organic gardeners alike, and has diversified into living trees for the Christmas season. The farm’s notoriety comes from being featured on many fine dining menus, it supplies greens and organic vegetables to a handful of island restaurants. Pumpkin Pond Farm is located on the corner of Hummock Pond Road and Deer Run Road. If you would like more information or to sign up for their newsletter, send them an email at thefarm@pumpkinpondfarm.com |
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| REAL ESTATE BUZZ |
Top Five Sales of 2009 to date...
67 Hulbert Ave $15,000,000
15 Fulling Mill Road $14,450,000
3 Heather Lane $13,000,000
66 Monomoy Road $12,050,000
8 South Valley Road $10,425,000
Data Courtesy of Link Nantucket. |
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| RENTAL BUZZ |
Take advantage of the conservation land....
The temperatures have been mild and it has been great to get outdoors and explore the local trails. Keep in mind that deer hunting season has begun so be sure to wear bright colors. Enclosed are two links to a dozen different walking trails on island. The first program of its kind in the United States, the Nantucket Islands Land Bank is a land conservation program created to purchase and manage land for the use and enjoyment of the general public. Everyone purchasing a property on island contributes 2% of the sale price to the fund. |
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Conservation Foundation Walks Land Bank Walks |
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| NOTES FROM PEPPER THE ELDER |
All around the world....
Today we find ourselves at another tony resort: The Mill Reel Club in Antigua, B.W.I. I'm a hyrdophilliac and this Pepper likes salt in his water. There are about sixty houses at Mill Reef with about 30% being owned by foreigners, mostly Europeans and Canadians. The Club accommodates an additional 100 or so with the same mixture. There is a smattering of Lords and Ladys with a bunch of Sirs. Sir Pepper? Dream on, Lad, dream on. It is a very congenial place with much banter. And inevitable, the talk turns to real estate and the weakness of the dollar. Euros, etc., and thinking U.S. real estate is ripe for the picking, particularly places they are familiar with, and, hence, comfortable. And one place they all know and like is Nantucket. Enough said? One last thought: The Canadian dollar is almost on a par with the good old greenback. Baron Von Pepper. it does have a ring. |
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